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“MS Dhoni loves Maheesh Theekshana..”- Irfan Pathan

Former left-hand all-rounder Irfan Pathan who was a key figure of the Indian team under the captaincy of MS Dhoni that won the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup 2007 in South Africa, revealed that the CSK skipper who will most probably play his final IPL season will back Sri-Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana to start all games […]

Indian Premier League (IPL) Updates 2018

 

IPL 2018: The Indian Premier League 2018 or the IPL 2018 was the eleventh edition of the tournament. It was held from 7 April to 27 May. The 2018 edition marked the return of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals after both the franchises served two years of suspension for their owners’ involvement in the infamous betting scam.

Mumbai Indians were the defending champions but failed to progress to the playoffs. Both Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals made it to the playoffs in their comeback season. Chennai Super Kings went on to win the title by beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final.

Kane Williamson won the Orange Cap for the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 735 runs while Andrew Tye received  the Purple Cap for finishing as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 24 wickets. Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders was named Most Valuable Player while Rishabh Pant of Delhi Daredevils was named the Emerging Player of the Series.

IPL 2018 Points table

Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals progressed ahead of the league stage and qualified for the playoffs in IPL 2018. Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings won 9 games and were separated by net run-rate. Kolkata Knight Riders won 8 games while Rajasthan Royals won 7 games.

IPL 2018 Points table

Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts NRR
Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 9 5 0 0 18 0.284
Chennai Super Kings 14 9 5 0 0 18 0.253
Kolkata Knight Riders 14 8 6 0 0 16 -0.07
Rajasthan Royals 14 7 7 0 0 14 -0.25
Mumbai Indians 14 6 8 0 0 12 0.317
Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 6 8 0 0 12 0.129
Punjab Kings 14 6 8 0 0 12 -0.502
Delhi Capitals 14 5 9 0 0 10 -0.222

IPL 2018 Stats

Most runs:

Player Matches Inns Runs Avg Sr 4s 6s
Kane Williamson 17 17 735 52.5 142.44 63 28
Rishabh Pant 14 14 684 52.62 173.6 68 37
KL Rahul 14 14 659 54.92 158.41 66 32
Ambati Rayudu 16 16 602 43 149.75 53 34
Shane Watson 15 15 555 39.64 154.6 44 35
Jos Buttler 13 13 548 54.8 155.24 52 21
Virat Kohli 14 14 530 48.18 139.11 52 18
Suryakumar Yadav 14 14 512 36.57 133.33 61 16
Dinesh Karthik 16 16 498 49.8 147.77 49 16
Shikhar Dhawan 16 16 496 38.15 136.64 59 14

Most wickets

Player Matches Overs Balls Wkts Avg Runs 4-fers 5-fers
Andrew Tye 14 56 336 24 18.67 448 3
Rashid Khan 17 68 408 21 21.81 458
Siddarth Kaul 17 66 396 21 26.05 547
Umesh Yadav 14 53.1 319 20 20.9 418
Trent Boult 14 52.4 316 18 25.89 466
Hardik Pandya 13 42.4 256 18 21.17 381
Jasprit Bumrah 14 54 324 17 21.88 372
Sunil Narine 16 61 366 17 27.47 467
Kuldeep Yadav 16 51.2 308 17 24.59 418 1
Shardul Thakur 13 46.4 280 16 26.94 431

2018 Indian Premier League FAQs:

Who won the IPL in 2018?

Chennai Super Kings won IPL 2018. They beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final.

Who were the finalists in IPL 2018?

Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad were the finalists in IPL 2018.

Who won the Orange Cap in 2018?

Kane Williamson won the Orange Cap in 2018 for scoring most runs. He scored 735 runs in 17 games while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Who won the Purple Cap in 2018?

Andrew Tye won the Purple Cap in 2018 for picking the most number of wickets. He picked up 24 wickets in 14 games while playing for Punjab Kings.